CIC Orders Full Disclosure of Sexual Harassment Inquiry Records Under RTI Act, Breaking the Wall of Secrecy: Central Information Commission

In a recent judgment by the Central Information Commission (CIC), the Commission addressed whether certain information in an internal inquiry under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 can be disclosed under the Right to Information Act, 2005. The case concerns a RTI applicant who sought status updates and documents from the CPIO and First Appellate Authority relating to a pending appeal and internal…